Serious concerns
Go in with your eyes open
95
out of 100
Heavier than 58% of buildings in Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill-Gowanus-Red Hook
65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby. On the other hand, the building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization.
399 SMITH STREET · 6 apartments · built 1920 · records to 2026-09-18
In its favor
- The building’s age and size suggest rent stabilization
- F/G train about 2 minutes away
Against it
- 65 open hazardous violations, against a typical 2 nearby
- Fixes only 0% of violations by the city’s deadline
Open and hazardous
65 violations the city still lists as unresolved
65 of them are past the correction deadline HPD set, by a median of 16 years.
- Disrepair22
- Fire & life safety12
- Paint / plaster7
- Heat / hot water6
- Water leak5
- Pests5
- Other4
- Structural2
- Electrical1
- Plumbing1
A typical building of 6 to 19 apartments has 2. This one has more than 97% of them.
The oldest shown was issued 2007-08-16 and remains open on HPD’s records.